Part of a roadway slips into the sea after a burnscar is eroded

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 17 August 2020 at 18:49:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 22 August 2020 at 18:49:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 January 2021 at 18:57:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 29 January 2021 at 18:56:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Precipitations, burn scar, climate change, road, infrastructure, erosion, California, United States, USA
Fig. 1 - S2 (17.08.2020) - Rat Creek lies between Los Angeles and San Francisco, bordered by the Pacific Ocean at west.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (22.08.2020) - It has been affected by one of the large fires that scorched through California during summer 2020.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (19.01.2020) - With no more vegetation, the soil of the burn scar has become more susceptible to erosion and mud flows.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (29.01.2020) - Following heavy rainfalls, a part of this important roadway has slipped into the ocean, leaving a large gap across the road.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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